Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-08-20

w. Parker and wife, Peoria, rounded IN
head and limbs.
Mrs Emma Began and SOD, Peoria, slightly
iurel.
Jonn Fry, Peoria, lex broken and back In
jured.
II. l.. ogden, Graytop, H., head and foot.
Florence Boucher, Bayard, Iowa, arm hurt.
Pa Brady, Gilman, H., foot and head.
Sophia panline, Peoria, III head.
{. w Young, West Jersey, hand.
Z. w. Swank, West Jersey, foot aud
shoulder.
O.. A. Scott, Toulon, H., ankle.
Thomas Trims, ParE Ridge, H., arms,
hips and legs.
Thee. Godel, Peoria head aud legs.
Mrs. Edith Chellew, Glsssford, III, leg
broken and ankei bruised.
Mr.. Chellow, Glassford, H., leg dislocated.
Joe Neal, Mossville, ILL.,, head snd limbs.
Mrs. Joe Neal, Mossvllle, arm and leg
b-oke
Meals infant babe, killed.
Miss Julia Vaideie, Peoria, Ill internally.
Abbie Edmonds Disco. H., ankle.
DR.. Z Z. Hazen and wife, Fort Madison,
Ia, heads hurt.
Miss Emma Alter, West PoiLt, Ia, head
and Limos.
Mrs. II. G. Thorne, Risk, Ia, internally.
II. II. Bond, Colchester, H.. Internally.
Mrs. Thomas AcAroy, Peoria, H., In.
~ternslly.
Mrs. /. ". Grant, Peoria, internally.
Mary Morries, Peoria, Bruised.
Mr.. Robert Il mmerman, Peoria, head and
spiue.
r +. French, Peoria, hips and body.
Eaton Waters, Peoria, hips and b,dy.
o to johnson, Burlington To-, legs.
Mrs. Il. H.. Clark, Riotstown, Ia, legs.
&. w. Cress, Washington, H., head and
chest.
J. +. Dechman, Peoria, ankle.
Madge 7. Harris, Peoria, ankle.
Artnur MeCarty, Eureka, H., both eyes
gone.
David Crawford, Hilton, H., head, limbs
and lips.
A. +. McGee,' LA Harpe, H., leg and spine.
Mrs. K. 5. 30 DIN, Tonica, III feet.
Va. Forbes, ElmwOod, H., chest and
head.
Elizabeth Sellers, La Harpe, H., limbs.
Mrs. Lid Walters, Peoria, nose, jaw and
egs.
II. Abraham, Peoria, internally.
VIM, smith, Peoria, bead crushed.
Frank Taylor, mncomb, H., internally.
John Steer, RushviiIe, IT,, leg
}. W. 81, ar0e,, Green Valley, H., lee.
Adam Shornber:er, Peoria, hip, sid and
netl.
:. l.. Belsley, Deer Geek, Ill, head and
nike.
Patton Cress, Washington, H., leg.
j. y, X lily, Beeds, H.. hip and leg broken.
Frank Sladicker, Abingdon, IL, head and
leg broken.
Daniel Rock, Rosefeld, H., head, leg and
1lnds.
A. L. Jordon, Dsnville, To-, leg.
G.. A. Gregg, DanvIic, 10, leg.
Mrs. c.. h.. Allen, G:,esburg, H., head.
w. +. Ellis, Peoria, leg broken.
Linhte Vaughfdsle, Peoria, leg broken.
Csivip Davis. Peoria, Arm.
Conductor Stlilweil, head, arm and leg.
G. Ii. Carter, Jr., Burlington, 10, body.
Harold Is. Lawrence, Duritn Gton, TO-,
BODY.
John McMaster, Peoria, body.
Frank Brown, Peoria, l. and.
Mrs.. Kellogg, fremont, body.
Mrs NJ. j. Welsh, Peoria, body.
Mrs. Isaac Whiteside, ILL.,, body.
Catherine Lot, Peoria, bsdy.
Blanch All.n, Peoria, body.
s~iCKENIEG DETAILS.
K. G. Riser, of Ksnkakee, says: 81 was
at FL Paso and missed the excursion train BY
less than five minutes. | then took = freight
twenty-siX minutes later and when we got to
Forrest the conductor had orders TO leave all
as losd, secure all physicians be could and
proceed 10 the wreck, three niles east Of
Cna,sworth. Upon arriving At the scene OF
tbe disaster w found the most besrtrend-
'ng and indes eribabie scene ever witnessed.
Men, women and children were begging 10 be
taken from the wreck, and ~hal made the
still more appalling VAS a fire on the
oriJge with no water at hand with when TO
10 anything. All on the train, aud such pas
~epgers as were able to d. so, procured dirt
lnd tried in every way po.stple 10 smother the
dr.. They we're so far successful az to pre-
vent It getting held OF tue wrecked cars. Had
IL reached the wreck hundreds Of wounded
aud I'm prisoned passengers would have per-
ished in The flames. We worked frsm the
tine Of arrival OF the train till aNHut 80 q.
10. In trying to extrcste the sunerirg who
were in such dread OF fire, and ~ ihat time 3
rtendy shower OF rain relieved IFS
went to work more deliberately aud con-
t nued up to s O'Clock, during which time we
removed tift,eight dead and three or fnu
ines IS many wounded A relief train from
he east took a large number OF the rounded
II, to Piper City. The city hall and school
house NJ Chatsworth were Improyised into
unspit.ls and the citizens came to our relief
with coffee, bread I'D butter, and everything
p~o.stsle, especially bandages aud medicine
COR the suffering"
Mr.. RISER stated that they had nothing
with which to carry dirt To the wreck bot
heir hands. He stood the s'ckening work OF
rlirving the wounded and getting out the
Read until he came to the dead bodies OF two
.iIls about the age of his own, when his hn-
AahNAN EoNN "a IL " NSG t'L tAlt w
top. Mr.. Arch Crosswell and wife, Of Poo
ria, were enroute to visit their parents tn
Sankakee, with their six weeks old irfant.
Ms. Croswell occupied g sat at the fronterd
( I've car, rext 10 the door. MIR. Croswell,
uable 10 pei "A seat with his wife, took 40
cher position "a few seats back. When
ne concussion came the front end Of the ear
As crushed Ia and Mrs Cro.s~ell killed.
'hp babe was found IN the center of The car
yish but slight / jlries II wa taxed to q
arm houee near By AMI cared for.
PASSENGERS EXPERIENCE.
CHATswoRTH, III, Aug IL, Or. Hgn.r,
{ Foot ha,iifon, To-, SAYS the trsln wA r1v-
rL2 thirty miles per hour. He felt a sd
IN Jar and found himself and wife fast ned
lrdrr the seats. He pulled the back off TWO
ats before he could get his wife out. ste
houlder was dislocsted and had 10 I've pulled
pto ulace as soon as be could act cut Of the
week, and In hetsing others he pulled II our
( placs and had 70 have II pulled into place
, second time There were nine persons In
,is party, and he can oxlv hear from TREE Of
EN- 80 far. He saws be saw Nr. + d.
'toddsrd hard his boy out to a lady, while
"" crawled back to get his wife VINO was
1 led.
CHICAGO, Aug. II -Tse Inter Ocean q Peo-
ta special say.: II was the largest excursion
and the LARGEST passenger traih ev,r taken
nut over tie Toledo, Peoiis and WARSAW rail-
al The TT ain consisted 81 fifteen cs.aches,
nc,ud,rg five '~l-epers. Two engines were
= oliYea 10 null IT.. hut only one Of tbese was